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package javax.validation;

/**
 * Payload type that can be attached to a given
 * constraint declaration.
 * <p/>
 * Payloads are typically used to carry on metadata information
 * consumed by a validation client.
 * </p>
 * Use of payloads is not considered portable.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Gerhard Petracek
 */
public interface Payload {
}
